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Three simple reasons why the Nissan 370Z cannot compete in the US

We used to include the Nissan 370Z in our monthly rear wheel drive performance car sales piece but due to the extremely slow sales of the Z car, we dropped it from our monthly sales comparison. After receiving complaints from a handful of Japanese performance enthusiasts who thought that we should include the sporty Nissan, we wanted to take a look at just why the 370Z struggles to compete in the US market.
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By: Patrick Rall

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BMW scores four 2013 Red Dot International Design Awards

Now in their 58th year, the Red Dot Design Awards are an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany, by a jury of 37 outstanding luminaries in product design judging thousands of entries for innovative manufacturing excellence.
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By: Don Bain

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New 3 wheeled electric sports car resurrects the Aptera dream

The TORQ Roadster designed by Epic EV is a three wheeled electric speed machine built for performance where the Aptera was built for fuel efficiency.
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By: David Herron

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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray sport wagon coming from Callaway

While we have talked about a great many possible variants of the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the folks at Callaway are taking modification a step further with their upcoming 2014 Corvette AeroWagon Concept – a vehicle which could become a production reality if there is enough interest from the consumer market.
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Geely backs out of bidding for Fisker Automotive citing Government restrictions

The rescue of Fisker Automotive became more complex with the resignation of Henrik Fisker, and now the departure of Geely from the bidding process.
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By: David Herron

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The new SRT Viper TA brings higher performance, beats Corvette ZR1 (Video and official images)

We have expected for some time now that there would be a higher performance version of the new SRT Viper but today, the internet has been abuzz with the new 2013 SRT Viper TA – a special Time Attack version of the 640 horsepower Mopar supercar.
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Chevy Volt may get 3 cylinder engine for GM's corporate fuel efficiency goals

The smaller engine should reduce the Volt's weight, further increase fuel efficiency, and help GM to contribute to the overall goal to reduce fossil fuel consumption, reduce the environmental impact and improve national energy security.
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By: David Herron

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Spike in teen driving fatalities elicits intervention by Ford

-Though thought to be receding, a recent series of collisions involving teen drivers in the US left 20 young people dead in a single week, while a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association show fatalities among 16 and 17-year-olds are rising.
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By: Don Bain

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Next generation Chrysler 200 scheduled to debut in January

Recently leaked Chrysler production plans lead us to believe that the next generation Chrysler 200 midsized sedan will debut in January 2014 – seemingly confirming the comment made by company CEO Sergio Marchionne earlier this year that the new 200 had been delayed until 2014.
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